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Pages in category "Battles involving the Tang dynasty" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Tang soldiers could destroy the hook of these carts before significant damage was made. But even with the battle's success, Zhang Xun knew that with only around 1,600 soldiers left, and most of them sick or hungry, the battle would soon be a lost cause. By August, all the insects, animals, and vegetation in the besieged area had been eaten.
The Tang dynasty at its height in the 660s. The military history of the Tang dynasty encompasses the period of Chinese military activity from 618 to 907. The Tang dynasty and the preceding Sui dynasty share many similar trends and behaviors in terms of military tactics, strategy, and technology, so it can be viewed that the Tang continued the Sui tradition.
The Abbasid Caliphate and Tibetans defeated the Tang dynasty. 755–763: An–Shi Rebellion: An Lushan, An Qingxu, Shi Siming and Shi Chaoyi led a massive rebellion against Tang dynasty. 756: Battle of Tong Pass: The rebel Yan state defeats Tang dynasty and soon captured Chang'an, the capital of Tang dynasty. 756: Battle of Yongqiu
The western expansion of the Tang Empire was checked in 751 by the defeat of a large expeditionary force led by General Gao Xianzhi in the Battle of Talas in the modern Fergana Valley, with the Abbasid victory attributable to the defection of the Karluk Turks in the midst of the battle. However, the Arabs did not proceed any further after the ...
The Turks were repelled by the Tang and defeated in 679. Tang forces captured the leader of the Western Turks and annexed Tokmak, which was transformed into a military base. [26] Ilterish Qaghan founded the Second Turkic Empire after a successful revolt in 682. The expansion of the khaganate continued under Ilterish's brother, Qapaghan Qaghan.
The Later Tang was originally Jin under Li Keyong, a Tang military commander of Shatuo descent. When Li Keyong died in 908, his son Li Cunxu picked up where his father left off, conquering Yan in 913 and eventually also Later Liang in 923, at which point he proclaimed the new Tang dynasty.
Battles involving the Tang dynasty (29 P) M. Military units and formations of the Tang dynasty (4 P) R. Rebellions in the Tang dynasty (4 C, 3 P) T.